NO. 191.-5. FISHES OF OKINAWA— SXYDER. 517 



Family PLEURONECTID.E. 



PLATOPHRYS MYRIASTER (Temmlnck and Schlegcl). 



One small specimen from a pool. 



Family vSOLEID^v. 



ZEBRIAS JAPONICUS (Bleeker). 



One spociiiKMi nKMisurinjjj 42 miliinu'lcis, fioni a pool. 



PARDACmRUS PAVONINUS (Lacfipfede). 



Two small sj)ocimcns from a pool. Neither has scales on the fin rays, 

 but othen\'ise both agree perfectly with descriptions of the species. 



TRULLA ITINA Snyder. 



Plate 69, fi":. 1. 



Trulla ilina Snyder, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mii-s., vol. 36, 1909, p. 609. 



Family CALLIONYMID.E. 



SYNCraROPUS OCELLATUS (Pallas). 



One specimen from the pools. 



FamHy GOBIESOCID.E. 



ASPASMA MINIMA (Doderlein). 



Plate 69, fig. 2. 



A single specimen of a species that is identified with some doubt as 

 Aspasma minima was taken in a pool near Naha. Many specimens 

 of the same form were taken near Misaki, Japan. They agree closely 

 ^\^th Doderlein's description, except in the number of rays in the anal 

 fin, which are there given as 5. Among 14 examples it was found that 

 2 had 6, 8 had 7, while 4 had 8 rays. The dorsal has 7 rays. Tlie 

 nostrils are tubular. The teeth are blunt, in 2 series on the upper 

 jaw, the iimer row ha\'ing 4 teeth on each side. Tlie teeth of the lower 

 jaw are in a single series, flattened laterallj'', the edges concave. 

 Pseudobranchiae are present; gills developed on 3 arches. The ven- 

 trals are united lateralh^ with the pectorals. A small anal papilla is 

 present. 



In life the color is brownish olive, changing on immersion in spirits 

 to bright reddish, then slowly fading through flesh color to pale 

 yellowish white. 



The species inhabits the outlying tide pools. Nothmg could be 

 learned of its habits, and individuals were seen onl)^ after the water 

 had been thorouglily poisoned ^vitll formalin, chloride of lime, or other 

 irritating matter. 



ASPASMA MISAKIA Tanaka. 



Plate 69, fig. 3. 

 Twelve specimens of tliis species were taken in the pools at Nalia, 

 wlicre it appears to be more commonl}^ represented than at ^lisaki. 

 Examph^s were taken at Tanegashima. At Misaki it ap})eared to be 

 associated with the above species. A figure drawn before the species 

 was described by Mr. Tanaka is here reproduced. 



